Annie Oakley (Phoebe Ann ?)

Started by Roger Jacobs on Saturday, November 2, 2019
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11/2/2019 at 2:50 PM

There is still a question as to her real maiden name, was it Mosey, Mozee or Moses or maybe something else?
I have looked at several different sites and have found nothing for a Jacob Mosey which what her father was supposedly named, I have found info for a tree for Jacob Moses, with the same birth and death dates as given for her father.
The familysearch.org page shows 10 sources for him, most of them with either Moses or Mosey.
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GSWT-MV9

On findagrave.com I found the Johann Adam Moses, her 2nd great grandfather but he isn't linked to her grandfather William Moses yet.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33612789/johann-adam-moses
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138116562/william-moses

Is this enough to add these names to her line?

10/30/2020 at 1:57 PM

On the Darke County, Ohio genealogy site found an obit for Annie's brother John.
http://genealogytrails.com/ohio/darke/obits.html
John H. Moses
Brother of Famed Annie Oakley Dies
John H. Moses, 86, brother of the world-famous woman marksman, Annie Oakley, die last Thursday at his home in Greenville. He and Mrs. Moses celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Feb. 27. Mr. Moses had six sisters, all whom preceded him in death. Annie, born at Willow Dell, north of Versailles, gained such great fame as a marksman that at one time her name was said to be familiar to more people the world over than that of any other woman. She died in 1926. Funeral services for Mr. Moses were held Sunday at Greenville and he was buried in Brock cemetery north of Greenville, beside Annie's grave. [Eaton Register, c. 1949]

10/30/2020 at 2:33 PM

Another website shows the family name as Moses but they couldn't agree on the correct spelling than either.
https://www.annieoakleycenterfoundation.com/faq.html
What was Annie's real name?

Portrait of a young Annie OakleyAnnie was christened Phoebe Ann, born on August 13, 1860, the fifth daughter of a poor Darke County, Ohio farm couple, Susan and Jacob Moses.

The family name has been ever since a source of confusion. Annie's brother, John, born a two years later,insisted that their name was Moses. Annie was equally insistent that it was Mosey, or Mozee. The family name had also apparently appeared in the census as Mauzy, and Jacob was buried as Mosey. For convenience, biographers have generally remembered her as Mrs. Annie Oakley Butler, née Phoebe Ann Moses.

11/1/2020 at 6:52 AM

Link to her profile, Annie Oakley

11/1/2020 at 3:49 PM

She and her brother argued about the name spelling? That’s pretty funny. To me the answer was probably “all of the above.” :)

11/2/2020 at 6:32 AM

I've been able to find a line for Jacob Moses back to Germany, something I haven't been able to do with Jacob Mosey.
Private Jacob Mosey

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